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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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