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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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