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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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