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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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