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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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