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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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