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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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