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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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