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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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