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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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