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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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