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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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