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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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