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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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