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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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