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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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