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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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