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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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