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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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