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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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