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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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