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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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