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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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