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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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