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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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