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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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