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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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