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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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