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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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