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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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