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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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