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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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