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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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