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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 student 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 experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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