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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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