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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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