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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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