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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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