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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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