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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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