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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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