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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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