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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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