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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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