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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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