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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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