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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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