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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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