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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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