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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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