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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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