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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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