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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important 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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