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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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