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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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