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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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