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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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