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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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