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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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