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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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