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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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