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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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