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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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