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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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