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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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