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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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