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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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