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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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