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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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