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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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