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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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