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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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