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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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