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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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