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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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