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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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