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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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