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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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