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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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