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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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