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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the 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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