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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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