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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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