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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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