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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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