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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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