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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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