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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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