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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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