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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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