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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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