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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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