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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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