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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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