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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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