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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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