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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational 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 new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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