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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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