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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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