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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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