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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates 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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