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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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