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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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