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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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