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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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