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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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