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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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