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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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