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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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