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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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