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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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