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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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