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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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