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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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