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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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