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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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