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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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