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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge 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 subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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