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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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