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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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