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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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