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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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