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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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