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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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