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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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