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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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