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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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