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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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