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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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