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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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