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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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