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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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