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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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