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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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