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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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