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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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