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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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