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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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