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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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