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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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