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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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