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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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