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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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