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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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