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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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