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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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