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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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