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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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