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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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