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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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