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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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