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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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