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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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