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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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