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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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