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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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