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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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