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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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