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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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