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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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