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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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