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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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