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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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