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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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