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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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