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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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