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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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