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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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