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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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