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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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