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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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