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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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