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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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