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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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