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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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