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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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