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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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