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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key 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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