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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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