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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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