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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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