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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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