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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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