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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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