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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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