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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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