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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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