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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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