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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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