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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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