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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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