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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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