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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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