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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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