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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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