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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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