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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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