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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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