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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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