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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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