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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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