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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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