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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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