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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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