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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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