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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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