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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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