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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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