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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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