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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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