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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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