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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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