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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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