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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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