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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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