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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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