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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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