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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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