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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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