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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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