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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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