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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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