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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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