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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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