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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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