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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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