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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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