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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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