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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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