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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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