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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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