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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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