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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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