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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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