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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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