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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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