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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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