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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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