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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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