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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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