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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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