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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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