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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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