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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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