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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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