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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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