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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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