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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major 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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