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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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