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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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