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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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