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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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