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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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