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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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