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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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