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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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