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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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