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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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