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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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