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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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