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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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