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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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