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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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