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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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