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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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