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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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