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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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