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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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