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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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