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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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