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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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