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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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