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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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