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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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