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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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