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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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