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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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