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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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