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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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