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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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