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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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