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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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