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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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