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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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