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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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