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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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