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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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