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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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