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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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