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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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