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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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