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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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