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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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