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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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