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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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