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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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