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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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