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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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