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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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