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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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