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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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