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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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