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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major 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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