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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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