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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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