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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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