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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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