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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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