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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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