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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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