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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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