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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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