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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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