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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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