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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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