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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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