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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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