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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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