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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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