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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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