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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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