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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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