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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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