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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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