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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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