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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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