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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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