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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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