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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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