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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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