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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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