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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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