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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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