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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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