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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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