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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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