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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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