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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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