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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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