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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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