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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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