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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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