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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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