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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What 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 we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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