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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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