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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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