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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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