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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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