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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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