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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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