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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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