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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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