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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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