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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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