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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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