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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum 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 educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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