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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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