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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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