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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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