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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 massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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