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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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