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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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