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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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