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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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