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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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