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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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