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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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