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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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