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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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