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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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