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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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