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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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