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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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