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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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