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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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