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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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