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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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