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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly 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 interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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