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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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