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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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