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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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