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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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