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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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