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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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