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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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