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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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