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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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