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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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