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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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