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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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