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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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