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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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