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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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