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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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