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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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