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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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