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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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