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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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