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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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