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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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