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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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