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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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