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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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