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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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