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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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