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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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