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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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