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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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