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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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