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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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