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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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