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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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