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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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