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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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