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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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