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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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