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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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