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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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