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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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