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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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