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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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