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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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