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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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