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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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