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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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