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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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