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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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