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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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