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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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