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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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