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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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