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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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