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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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