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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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