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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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