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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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