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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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