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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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