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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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