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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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