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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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