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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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