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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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