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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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