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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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