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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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