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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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