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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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