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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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