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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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