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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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