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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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