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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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