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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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