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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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