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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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