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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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