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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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