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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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