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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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