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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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