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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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