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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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