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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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