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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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