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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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