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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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