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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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