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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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