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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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