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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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