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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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