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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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