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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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