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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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