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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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