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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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