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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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