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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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