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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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