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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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