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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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