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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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