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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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