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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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