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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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