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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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