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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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