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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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