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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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