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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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