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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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