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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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