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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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