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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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