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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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