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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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