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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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