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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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