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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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