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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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