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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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