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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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