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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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