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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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