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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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