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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting 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 gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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