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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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