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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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