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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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