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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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