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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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